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WASHINGTON, D.C. - A new report from the American Hospital Association using data analyzed by Vizient finds that hospital performance on key patient safety and quality measures is better in the first quarter of 2024 than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic, and that hospitals made these improvements while caring for patients with more significant health care needs.

WELCH, WV - Gov. Jim Justice said today the Welch Community Hospital Operating Room will not close under his watch.

PARKERSBURG, WV - A desire to help others has driven Michael Leggett to continue his education so he can do as much as he can when responding to an emergency as part of the Camden Clark Ambulance Service.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.), Ranking Member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies (Labor-HHS), announced five funding awards from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) for substance use treatment and prevention, as well as programs that aim to help children with family members dealing with substance use disorder.

HUNTINGTON, WV - A research team with Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine and Marshall Health Network are testing a non-opioid medication in hopes of helping newborns who are suffering from neonatal opioid withdrawal syndrome (NOWS).

MORGANTOWN, WV - Chronic pain — pain that is experienced most days or every day over the previous three months — can be debilitating and have significant negative impacts on a person’s day-to-day life.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Bonnie’s Bus mobile mammography unit will visit Hardy, Grant, and Randolph counties offering three-dimensional (3D) digital screening mammograms and breast care education to women.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Due to an extreme heat advisory earlier this summer, the United Way of Tygart Valley’s 2024 Day of Action was rescheduled to Friday, Sept. 6.

CHARLESTON, WV - The topic of Guardian Caps continues to be a main talking point in West Virginia after eight grader Cohen Craddock, a football player at Madison Middle School, died from a head injury he suffered at practice.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The WVU Heart and Vascular Institute has been identified as a Carotid Care Quality Champion by the Society for Vascular Surgery® Vascular Quality Initiative® (SVS VQI) clinical registry recognition program.

CHARLESTON, WV - The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is intended to alleviate hunger and malnutrition among low-income households.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The Mon Health Cancer Center is proud to announce a special series designed to inspire and support cancer care patients and their loved ones.

CHARLESTON, WV - “There’s definitely something going around,” has to be the most overheard statement among West Virginians gathered in decent numbers anywhere recently.

MADISON, WV - Boone Memorial Health is proud to announce that its hospital has again received a five-star rating for patient experience from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems (HCAHPS) survey.

PARKERSBURG, WV - It’s been more than eight months since the West Virginia Department of Health and Human Resources split into three distinct departments, with the new departments learning how to share central services.

BRIDGEPORT, WV - Graduating Summa Cum Laude from Fairmont State with a Bachelor of Science in Chemistry, Kelly Humphreys, MD went on to earn her Doctor of Medicine from West Virginia University School of Medicine.

MARTINSBURG, WV - Many families came out for WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center’s NICU Reunion at War Memorial Park Sunday afternoon.

CHARLESTON, WV - CAMC General Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines® - Stroke GoldPlus quality achievement award for its commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines, ultimately leading to more lives saved and reduced disability.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Mon Health Cancer Center is pleased to announce The Persevering, Brave, & Joyful Series, a special three-session series designed to inspire and support cancer care patients and their loved ones.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Becker's has compiled a list of the hospitals patients would recommend in each state using Hospital Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems data from CMS.

MORGANTOWN, WV - Twelve Vandalia Health hospitals were awarded in the Centers for Organ Recovery & Education (CORE) 2024 Donate Life West Virginia Hospital Challenge Awards at Stonewall Resort.

CHARLESTON, WV - The West Virginia First Foundation has begun accepting applications for grants intended to deal with the effects of the drug epidemic in the state, and not a moment too soon.

MORGANTOWN, WV - The residents at The Village at Heritage Point received a special visit from the West Virginia University Women’s Basketball Team during their beloved bingo night on Monday, Sept. 9.

PARKERSBURG, WV - Members of the West Virginia Legislature hit the road again Monday for the September interim meetings in Parkersburg, with the Joint Standing Committee on Finance hearing an update on state revenue numbers and details on a performance-based model for funding substance use disorder treatment.

MADISON, WV - Boone Memorial Health will be giving Guardian Caps — a padded layer that goes over helmets to dampen the impact from hits — to all middle and high schools in Boone, Lincoln and Logan counties in West Virginia after the death of a 13-year-old football player.

BLUEFIELD, WV - Nurses of the future have been accepted into WVU Medicine Princeton Community Hospital’s Aspiring Nurse Program.

MORGANTOWN, WV - WVU Medicine Children’s is hosting an event to help parents ensure their child’s safety in the car.

ST. MARYS, WV - Construction is underway on the new WVU Medicine Rapid Care and Specialty Care Clinic expected to open in St. Marys in January.

MORGANTOWN, WV - During September’s Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, Mon Health Urology is spotlighting the critical role of early detection in safeguarding men’s health.

WESTON, WV - Mon Health Stonewall Jackson Memorial is partnering with Mountain CAP Braxton County Family Support Center to offer pregnancy and childbirth classes for expectant mothers in Braxton County.